Published Feb. 1, 2021Updated Feb. 5, 2021
In a matter of hours on Monday morning, Myanmar’s short-lived adoption of representative government came to an unceremonious end when the military rounded up the country’s civilian leadership and effectively declared a coup d’état.
With tanks and helicopters, soldiers and police officers, the military seized control of the levers of state canceling a planned session of Parliament, cutting off internet and telephone networks, and taking control of both the airports and the airwaves.
After a decade of parliamentary elections, democratic reforms and power sharing with a pro-democracy opposition, the military is once again in full charge. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, the leader of the civilian government, is once again under house arrest. And the fate of 54 million citizens is once again unknown.
Myanmar's powerful military has taken control of the country in a coup and declared a state of emergency, following the detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior government leaders in early morning raids Monday.
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